The United States could face a shortage of 24,000 doctors and nearly one million nurses by 2020, a double whammy “that may be more than the industry can bear,” says a report released this month by a health-care-research group.
The shortages would come at a time when an aging population will need more care, concludes PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute, a division of the consulting and accounting firm.
Its report, “What Works: Healing the Healthcare Staffing Shortage,” notes that because baby boomers make up a big chunk of today’s physician and nursing work force, retirements are likely to thin the ranks significantly beginning in the next three to five years.
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